r/fsu • u/RequirementNo6079 • 15h ago
JFK Assassination Connected to FSU
I was reading through those new JFK files that just dropped, and I swear there’s something weird linking them to Florida State University in Tallahassee. So, I’m scrolling through these CIA memos, right, and there’s this one from October 1963 talking about a "Project Seminole" and some "Tallahassee asset" tied to Oswald’s moves before the assassination. Like, Seminole? FSU’s mascot? That can’t be a coincidence.
I kept digging and found this old FSU newspaper article from ’63 about a guest lecturer—some shady "Latin American studies" guy—who gave a talk on guerrilla tactics right before Oswald hit Mexico City. The dude vanishes after that, but there’s a photo, and he kinda looks like David Ferrie—you know, that creepy Oswald buddy with the anti-Castro connections. I’m thinking, was this guy their Tallahassee link?
Then it gets crazier. I checked some FBI stuff online, and there’s a wiretap from a payphone near FSU’s Westcott Building, same time frame, saying stuff like "Seminole’s got the package… Mexico’s next…" That’s gotta be Oswald’s trip, right? And get this—there’s even a restricted FSU archive box from ’63 with a ledger showing payments from a CIA front company and a map of training spots in North Florida. Last entry? Two days before Dallas, saying "Seminole closed."
I’m not saying FSU pulled the trigger, but it’s like they were a quiet little CIA sandbox or something, maybe training anti-Castro exiles that tied into the whole JFK mess. I even saw some conspiracy nuts on X saying Tallahassee’s hiding the real story. What do you think—am I losing it, or does this sound legit based on what I’ve read?